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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Legendary high school football coach Joe Clements |
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has been honored with the 2009 Mance Park Lifetime Achievement |
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Award from the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Clements began his involvement with Huntsville |
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High School athletics when he was a student; playing quarterback |
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under the direction of coach Mance Park, he led the Hornets to their |
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first state football championship in 1953 and won all-district |
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honors in both football and baseball; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Clements went on to become a teacher and coach, |
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and in 1975 he returned to Huntsville High to take charge of the |
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football team; so began a highly successful tenure that included 4 |
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regional championships, and a dramatic 51-game winning streak; and |
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WHEREAS, The pinnacle of the coach's success came in 1980, |
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when the Hornets won the state title; Coach Clements is believed to |
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be the only person in Texas to play quarterback on a state |
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championship team and then later lead the same school to the title |
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as coach; the Huntsville football program received national |
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attention thanks to his guidance, and he finished his career with a |
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remarkable record of 221 wins, 77 losses, and 6 ties; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of nearly two decades, Joe Clements |
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mentored hundreds of Huntsville student-athletes, instilling in |
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them an enduring commitment to excellence and teaching them |
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valuable lessons about dedication and teamwork, and he is indeed |
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deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Joe Clements on receiving the Mance |
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Park Lifetime Achievement Award and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Clements as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |